Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller issued a declaration of emergency Friday because of the rising floodwaters in the parish.

People rescued, several roads closed after flooding in Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller issued a declaration of emergency Friday because of the rising floodwaters in the parish.

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Updated: 8:05 AM CST Mar 11, 2016

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WEBVTT RANDI: WE HAVE ROBBIE MILLER ONTHE PHONE.WE ARE HEARING LOTS OF STANDINGWATER OUT THERE. APPROXIMATELY 40 ROADS AR CLOSED DUE TO HIGHWATER.WE ARE ASKING FOLKS TO SHELTERIN PLACE AND TRY NOT TO SEE WHATIS GOING ON.UNLESS YOU HAVE TO GET OUT, STAYAT HOME.WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF AREAS INTHE HAMMON AREA WHERE WE HAVERESCUED SOME FOLKS OUT OF THERE.NEIL ROAD, WE HAVE RESCUEDPEOPLE.IT IS NOT A PUBLIC SHELTER ATTHIS TIME.IT'S JUST PEOPLE THAT WE AREBRINGING THEIR WHERE YRE.IT'S A MULTI AGENCY RESPONSE ANDEVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER TOTRY TO TAK CARE OF OURCITIZENS.RANDI: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE RESCUE EFFORTS?WERE THESE PEOPL DRIVING?>> T WATER CAME UP TO THEIRHOMES AND THE ROADS WEREBLOCKED.WE H TO SEND IT IN THE SHARES SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WITH HIGHWATER VEHICLE TRUCKS.THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS ABLE TOTAKE THEM ALL ON THE SCHOOL BUS.THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THEFIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERAGENCIES MOVE THEM UP TO HIGHERGROUND.IT REALLY IS A MUL AGENCY ANDFULL COOPERATION WITH ANTANGIPAHOA PARISH TO HELP TAKECARE OF THESE PEOPLE.CHARLE AS PEOPLE ARE LOOKINGFOR THEIR LOVED ONES, WHAT ISTHE BEST WAY TO GET IN CONTACTWITH THEM?>> MORE THAN LIKELY, I WOULDASSUME MOST OF THEM TOOK THEIRCELL PHONES BECAUSE THAT'S HOWTHEY WERE CAUGHT TALKING TO US.THEY SHOULD BE WORKING WELL, BUTTHEY'RE GETTING PUT -- IT'S NOTA PUBLIC SHELTER.WE'RE STILL GETTING ALL SET UP.THEY ARE AT THE MIDD SCHOOL INHAMMOND.RANDI: YOU HAVE GOTTEN POUNDEDOVERNIGHT.WE ARE LOOKING A THE RADARRIGHT NOW AND IT IS STILL VERYHARD WITH THE RAIN COMING DOWNSTRONG IN YOUR AREA.WHAT ARE YOU DOING THROUGHOUTTHE DAY?>> W WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.OUR ROAD AND BRIDGE CREW WORKEDPRETTY MUCH THROUGH THE NIG,PUTTING OUT SANDBAGS.I THINK IT WAS 1500 SANDBAGS WEHAVE GIVEN OUT SINCE YESTERDAYAFTERNOON.THEY WILL BE BACK AT IT SHORTLY.GOIN ABOUT TO SEE IF THEY CANSAFELY REMOV DEBRIS THAT ISBLOCKING CANALS TO KEEP THEWATER MOVING.WE DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO CAUSEUS MORE TROUBLE, HAVING TORESCUE THE RESCUER'S.WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WECAN TO SAFELY TAKE CARE OF OURFOLKS AND HELP O CITIZENS STAYSAFE.IF YOU DO NOT HAVE WATER COMINGINTO YOUR HOMES, DO NOT GET OUTON THE ROABE MINDFUL THAT WAY.RAND HAVE YOU ALL RECEIVED ANYREPORTS OF DAMAGE AT THIS POINT?CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSETRIBUTARIES?>> NO, MA'AM.WE ARE WATCHING THE CURRENTRIVER STAGES.THE LATER STAGES ARE WELL BELOWTHE FLOOD STAGE.IT WILL CONTINUE T RISE AS THERAIN CONTINUES.WE ARE ESTIMATED RIGHT NOWSOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8-12 INCHES OFRAIN WITH MUCH MORE TO COME.CHARLE AS PEOPLE LISTEN TOTHIS, IT IS WIDESPREAD THEAMOUNT OF FLOODING AND DAMAGE,BUT ANY PLACE IN PARTICULAR THATPEOPLE SHOULD BECAUSE AS OF? UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS FROM THEMIDDLE OF TH PARISH DOWN ALITTLE MORE NORTH.WE HAVE 40 ROAD CLOSURESALREADY.IT IS PRETTY WIDESPREAD ACROSSTHE PARISH. VERY MINDFUL ABOUTYOU IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GETOUT, PLEASE STAY HOME.THAT IS AS HELPFUL AS ANYTHINGCAN DO.

People rescued, several roads closed after flooding in Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller issued a declaration of emergency Friday because of the rising floodwaters in the parish.